thirty-four

American  

[thur-tee-fawr, -fohr] / ˈθɜr tiˈfɔr, -ˈfoʊr /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 30 plus 4.

2. a symbol for this number, as 34 or XXXIV.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to 34 in number.

Example Sentences

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thirty-four

Under extreme assumptions, these emissions would change the global temperature by thirty-four one-thousands of one degree Celsius—an effect that would be undetectable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026

Good Energy and Schneider-Meyerson analyzed thirteen of the thirty-four feature length fictional films nominated for Oscars in 2024 through their Climate Reality Check.

From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2024

“Between Washington’s election and Lincoln’s,” Richards points out, “nineteen of the thirty-four Supreme Court appointees were slaveholders.”

From New York Times ● May 27, 2022

For a national convention to be held, at least thirty-four states must submit applications.

From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021

Then came Scott Carpenter and Wally Schirra, and finally Gordon Cooper finished up the Mercury program in May 1963, staying up for thirty-four hours.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins